Nailless horseshoe.



' 110,761,437; f PATENTBDMAY31.1904. v D. W. BARR.

NAILL'Ess HoRsEsHoB.

APPLIOATION FILED 00121. 1903. No MQDBL.

v Y W6 ,11. /3 26 "www l wwwa@ 24- Tens e9..woTamwo..wAsHmmon x Theinvention consists in certain claims.

desired position.

obvious the shoe may be adjusted laterally to' maintained.

as at 19, and perforated to receive a threaded 'ally to t various-sizedhoofs.

Patented May 31, 1904.

` `I TED STATEs PATENT j OEEICE.

' 'DAVID- WESLEY- EAER, or sioux CITY, IOWA.

l NAlLLz-:ss HoRSEsHoE.

sPEcIFIcA'rIoN forming part of Letters Patent No.' 761,437, dated May31, 1904..`

Appia-tion inea october 27, 1903..

To all. whom t -matyconcer-7e."

Be it known that I, DAVID WESLEY BARR, a citizen of theUnited States,residing at Sioux City', in the county of Woodbury and State of Iowa,have invented a new and-useful Nailless Horseshoe, of which thefollowing is a speciii-" cation. i l

This invention relates to horseshoes, and has for its object to producea deviceof thisclass which` may be clamped to the. hoof without using`nails and which may be adjusted to fit different-sized hoofs. f

novel features of construction, as hereinafter shown and described, andspecified in the appended I n the drawings illustrative of theinvention, in which corresponding parts are denoted `by like designatingcharacters, Figure l isa perspective view, and Fig. 2 is a sideelevation, of the improved horseshoe shown applied. Fig. 3 is aperspective detail of the detachable coupling means of the side straps.

The improved device comprises a horseshoe of the usual shape'formed ofheel-sections'lO 11 and toe-sections 12 13, the toe-sections movablyunited centrally by apivot-pin 14 andthe heel-sections movablyconnected, respectively, with the toe-sections by pivot-pins 15 16, bywhich means the shoe mayv beadjusted later- At the joints between theshoe-sections a plurality of transversely-extending rivet-cavities 17are formed, partially in each section, to receive fastening-rivets 17for holding the sections after they have been adjusted tothe By thisarrangement it is exactly iit thehoof of'the'animal, and then byinserting rivets in the cavities 17 the sections may be rigidly unitedand the adjustment Attached to the front or i toe endV of the shoe is a,toe-clip 18, formed, preferably, of spring-steel and riveted tothesections 12 13 upon opposite sides of the central joint 14, the upperend of the toe-.clip being bent laterally,

rod 20, havinga .head 2l, rotatively supported in the toe-clip for apurpose hereinafter de- Scrial No. 178,750. (No model.)

scribed." Pivoted at 22 23 lto the free ends of the heel-sections 10 11areside straps 24 25,

extending forwardly and upwardly over the toe portion of the shoeandpivotally connectedby links 2 6 '27 with a central clip 28, having aseat or socket resting upon the free upper end of the threaded: rod 20,in which socket the latter rotates.

-Fingagingi'the rod 2O is a threaded clip 29, connected by pivoted links3031 with the side straps 24 25 by'the pivots 32 33 which connect thelinks 2627 with said straps 24 25.

Projecting from the upper face of the shoesections are-pointed spurs 34,spaced apart and adapted to engage the hoof of the animal when the shoeis attached to prevent lateral displacement of the shoe. f

' The pivot 23 is designed to hold the strap 25 permanently upon theheel-section 11, while the pivot 22 has a head extending laterally inboth directions, and the stock of .the pivotis threaded into the member10, the head adapted to detachably engage an aperture 35 in the strapmember 24, as shown in Fig. J By t). this means the pivot 23 may bescrewed up tightlyagainst the shoe member and prevent any tendency ofthe strap to work loose.

The improved 'shoe is applied as follows: The jointed sections are4adjusted to fitfthe hoof and the rivets secured in the cavities 17,

as above described, to maintain the desired adjustment. The strap member24 is then disconnected from the hooked pivot 22 and the shoeplaced inproper position upon the hoof. This strap member 24 is then connected byplacing the aperture 35 over the hook-pivot V22 and the screw-rod 2Orotated to move the clip member 29 downward, which exerts a powerfulstrain upon the straps, distendin g the links 26 27 and 39 31, andthusfrmly clamping the shoe to the hoof. rlhe weight of the animalcausesthe spurs 34 to project into the hoof and hold the shoe against lateraldisplacement. Should the shoe become loosened, it can Vbe quicklytightened by a few turns of the threaded rod 20. By this simple meansthe shoecan be adjusted exactly tothe hoof and firmly clamped thereonwithout the necessity for driving nails or other fastenings into thehoof, and in event of the parts working loose IOO it can be quicklytightened. Detachable calks 36 may be attached to the under side of theshoe-sections, if desired, the latter being preferably arranged as inpatent issued to me March 17, 1903, No. 722,935.

The straps, links, and clips will preferably be of steel of sufeientstrength to withstand the strains to which they7 will be subjected, butmay be of other metal or combinations of metals, such as brass,aluminium steel, galvanized iron, or the like.

The shoe may be formed in as many of the hinged sections as required,and I do not, therefore, wish to be limited to any specific number, andthis device may be modified in minor particulars without departing fromthe principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. A horseshoeintermediately jointed permitting lateral adjustment, apertures formedpartially in each section at said joints to receive binding-rivets, andclamping means for detachably connecting said shoe with the hoof.

2. The combination with a horseshoe of side clamping-straps pivoted attheir rear ends to the heel portion of the shoe, a threaded rod mountedfor rotation upon the toe portion of said shoe, a clip movably engagingthe free end of said rod and connected by pivoted links with the freeends of said side straps, a clip having a threaded aperture engagingsaid vthreaded rod, and links pivoted at their adjacent ends to saidthreaded clip and at their outer ends to the forward ends of said sidestraps.

3. A horseshoe having a jointat the toe permitting lateral adjustment, atoe-clip formed of a substantially U-shaped resilient member rigidlyconnected by its leg members with said shoe upon opposite sides of saidjoint, side straps pivoted at their rear ends to the heel portions andextending over the toe portions of the shoe, a threaded rod mounted forroconnected at its ends to the shoe at opposite sides of said centraljoint, side straps pivoted to the heel portions and extending over thetoe portions of the shoe, a threaded rod mounted for rotation in saidtoe-clip, a clip member movably supported upon the free end of said rod,and pivotally connected by links with the forward ends of said sidestraps,a clip having a threaded aperture engaging said threaded rod andconnected by' pivoted clips with the forward ends of said side straps.

5. In combination with a horseshoe having a stud extending from one ofits heel portions and formed with a laterally-extended head, a

side strap having an elongated aperture for detachable connection tosaid headed stud, a side strap pivotally connected to the other of saidheel portions, means for movably connecting the free ends of saidstraps, and means for ad justably connecting said united strap ends tothe toe portion of the horseshoe.

6. A horseshoe having its body formed of a plurality of jointed sectionsto permit lateral adjustment, apertures formed partially in the adjacentedges of each section at the joint, and binding means engaging saidapertures to hold the shoe in adjusted shape, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing` as my own I have hereto atlixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID \VESLEY BARR.

Vitnessesr F. W. SARGENT, M. Con.

